iOS - Attachment - Viewfinder is rotated 90° anticlockwise when opening camera landscape

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Version Number: 9.3.55-0
Reproducible in staging?: Yes
Reproducible in production?: N/A - new feature, doesn't exist in prod
If this was caught during regression testing, add the test name, ID and link from BrowserStack: #86981
Email or phone of affected tester (no customers): applausetester+smsoep@applause.expensifail.com
Issue reported by: Applause Internal Team
Bug source: Exploratory - Significant User Experience Deterioration
Device used: iPhone 15 Pro Max / iOS 26.3
App Component: Chat Report View

Action Performed:

Precondition:

• App camera access is allowed.

1. Launch Expensify app in landscape mode.
2. Go to workspace chat.
3. Tap + > Add attachment > Take photo.

Expected Result:

In-app camera will open in landscape mode.

Actual Result:

In-app camera does not open in landscape mode.
The viewfinder is rotated 90° anticlockwise as if the phone is held in portrait mode.

Workaround:

Unknown

Platforms:

• Android: App
• Android: mWeb Chrome
• iOS: App
• iOS: mWeb Safari
• iOS: mWeb Chrome
• Windows: Chrome
• MacOS: Chrome / Safari

Screenshots/Videos

Bug7125392_1775698022510.ScreenRecording_04-09-2026_09-23-21_1.mp4

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